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No Bake Cherry Cheesecake Bars

June 16, 2020 By Kim Beaulieu 24 Comments

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No Bake Cherry Cheesecake Bars sliced for serving!

These easy no bake cherry cheesecake bars are sure to be a hit with family and friends. Whip up a batch or two today!

No Bake Cherry Cheesecake Bars served on a white plate on a red and white napkin.

Honestly, I’m a sucker for cherry flavoured desserts. Especially cherry cheesecake. It’s one of my favourite things in the whole wide world.

I can never get enough of it. To be honest, if it was socially acceptable to each it for lunch every day I totally would.

There is just something about cheesecake that just brings on “the happy”. It’s hard to be in a bad mood while eating cheesecake.

I mean, think about that. Have you ever seen a person scowl while eating cheesecake? It will never happen.

One of my hooligans does not like cheesecake. I am really starting to question whether she was switched at birth or something.

Honestly, she’s the only member of the family who is not a fan of cheesecake. She might actually be the one person in the world who hates cheesecake.

We have tried to get her on board the cheesecake train. Repeatedly. She just won’t do it.

It bums me out because I make a ton of cheesecake so I feel like I’m leaving her out when I make it. Usually, I’ll make her a similar dessert with whipped cream. She loves that stuff.

She keeps telling me it’s the smell of it. According to her it smells like something from work.

The hooligan works in produce at our local grocery store. They make a taco dip with cream cheese and she just hates the smell of it. So, she just cannot bring herself to eat cheesecake. Such a big, old bummer.

However that means…

more for ME!!

Ingredient Notes:

  • Graham Crumbs – I used store bought graham crumbs but you can easily crush your own in a food processor.
  • Butter – You can use salted or unsalted butter for this recipe. You will be melting it before adding to the recipe.
  • Cream Cheese – Use any brand you like, just be sure to soften it prior to making the cheesecake.
  • Sugar – This recipe uses granulated white sugar.
  • Heavy Cream – You need to use heavy cream for this recipe due to the higher fat content. Don’t substitute anything else.
  • Pie Filling – I used cherry pie filling but you can make any flavour of cheesecake with the base recipe.

How to Make No Bake Cherry Cheesecake Bars:

  1. First, line an 8 x 8 inch square baking dish with parchment paper. Set aside.
  2. Then, combine the graham crumbs and butter in a small mixing bowl. Mix until everything is combined then pour into baking dish. Then press down to form the crust.
  3. Next, combine the cream cheese and the sugar in a mixer using the paddle attachment. Mix until it becomes light and fluffy.
  4. In a separate bowl, mix the heavy cream on low at first, then increase speed to high. Mix until the heavy cream becomes whipped cream. It should form peaks.
  5. Then, pour the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture. Mix on high until combined and smooth. Scoop into the baking dish and smooth out with the back of a spoon or spatula.
  6. Next, spoon the cherry pie filling out evenly over the top of the cream cheese layer. Smooth out.
  7. Place the pan in the fridge for at least 4 hours, but preferably overnight.
  8. Lastly, remove the pan from the fridge and cut the cheesecake into squares.
  9. Serve!

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Now let’s make some cheesecake!

No Bake Cherry Cheesecake Bars served on a white plate with a pink spoon.

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No Bake Cherry Cheesecake Bars served on a white plate on a red and white napkin.
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No Bake Cherry Cheesecake Bars

These no bake cherry cheesecake bars are sure to be a hit with family and friends. Whip up a batch today!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword cheesecake, cherry cheesecake, no bake cheesecake
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 544kcal
Author Kim Beaulieu

Equipment

  • 8 inch Square Baking Pan
  • Parchment Paper
  • Glass Mixing Bowl
  • Stand Mixer

Ingredients

  • 2 cups graham crumbs
  • 6 tbsp butter melted
  • 16 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1 can cherry pie filling
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Line an 8 x 8 inch square baking dish with parchment paper. Set aside.
  • In a small mixing bowl combine the graham crumbs and butter. Mix until combined. Pour into baking dish, and press down to form the crust.
  • In a mixer using the paddle attachment combine the cream cheese and the sugar. Mix until it becomes light and fluffy.
  • In a separate bowl mix the heavy cream on low at first, then increase speed to high. Mix until the heavy cream becomes whipped cream. It should for peaks.
  • Pour the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture. Mix on high until combined. Scoop into the baking dish and smooth out with the back of a spoon or spatula.
  • Spoon the cherry pie filling out evenly over the top. Smooth out carefully.
  • Pop the dish in the fridge for at least 4 hours, but preferably overnight.
  • Remove and cut into squares.
  • Serve with a big old cherry cheesecake loving smile!

Video

Notes

Recipe can be doubled and prepared in a 9 x 13 inch dish instead. 
You can substitute 1 cup of prepared whipped cream (like cool whip) if you prefer not to whip your own.
 
Video added on September 15, 2017.
Post updated on June 16, 2020.

Nutrition

Calories: 544kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Cholesterol: 106mg | Sodium: 416mg | Potassium: 204mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 1398IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 93mg | Iron: 1mg

No Bake Cherry Cheesecake Bars served on a white plate.

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Comments

  1. Choc Chip Uru says

    January 17, 2015 at 9:24 PM

    No bake means I can eat this faster – it looks brilliant 😀

    Cheers
    Choc Chip Uru

    Reply
  2. Catherine says

    January 17, 2015 at 11:24 PM

    A truly classic dessert. xo Catherine

    Reply
  3. janetfctc says

    January 18, 2015 at 1:23 PM

    This looks great, Kim! And I love, of course, that there is heavy cream in the recipe, hehe. if it has cream in it, I KNOW I’ll love it!

    Reply
    • Kim Beaulieu says

      January 22, 2015 at 10:58 PM

      Right. Me too. Heavy cream = happiness.

      Reply
  4. [email protected] Riffs says

    January 18, 2015 at 3:56 PM

    Gorgeous looking stuff. And I’ll bet awfully tasty, too. 😉 I’ll eat any of this that your hooligans turn down!

    Reply
    • Kim Beaulieu says

      January 22, 2015 at 10:56 PM

      There is always a seat for you at our table John. You and Mrs Riffs need to visit some day. xx

      Reply
  5. Beauty Follower says

    January 19, 2015 at 2:25 PM

    Slourp!!!!

    Reply
    • Kim Beaulieu says

      January 22, 2015 at 10:53 PM

      Ha, this made me laugh.

      Reply
  6. Carol at Wild Goose Tea says

    January 20, 2015 at 6:20 PM

    Anything that even starts to look like cheesecake flavors, I am all over it. No bake and cherries—I am looking twice—even three times. Ha!

    Reply
    • Kim Beaulieu says

      January 22, 2015 at 10:59 PM

      Ha, thanks Carol. I’m the same way. I’m addicted to cheesecake.

      Reply
  7. Ramona says

    January 22, 2015 at 6:14 AM

    You know I’m all over this… excuse me while I virtually stuff my face. 🙂

    Reply
    • Kim Beaulieu says

      January 22, 2015 at 10:51 PM

      Ha, thanks Ramona. I love me some cherry cheesecake.

      Reply
  8. Liz says

    January 23, 2015 at 7:35 AM

    Oh, yeah, please pass me a spoon OR send me a care package. Nick does not like cheesecake, either, so we have to eat our fill while he’s away at college 🙂

    Reply
  9. Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom says

    January 28, 2015 at 3:48 PM

    I’m a sucker for no-bake desserts!!! love these!! haha, I feel the same way about my oldest when it comes to mac and cheese . . she hates it. Surely something happened at the hospital 😛

    Reply
  10. Sandra | Sandra's Easy Cooking says

    February 26, 2015 at 11:32 AM

    I am a sucker too… For cheeckeake that is! 😀 I love the look of this one, mouthwatering!!!!

    Reply
  11. Khady Thiam says

    October 23, 2015 at 4:58 PM

    Thanks for the great recipe! I’m going to have to try it this weekend!

    Reply
    • Kim Beaulieu says

      October 23, 2015 at 9:05 PM

      Hope you love it Khady.

      Reply
  12. Kat (The Baking Explorer) says

    September 18, 2017 at 9:58 AM

    Oh wow! They look so good with the cherry oozing over the sides!

    Reply
  13. Krissy Allori says

    September 20, 2017 at 11:54 AM

    This is my favorite kind of dessert!

    Reply
  14. Lane & Holly @ With Two Spoons says

    September 20, 2017 at 4:38 PM

    I agree 100%. Cherry is the reigning king (queen?) of cheesecakes. Hands down.

    Reply
  15. Jocelyn (Grandbaby Cakes) says

    September 20, 2017 at 5:36 PM

    These cherry cheesecake bars look great!!

    Reply
  16. Megan @ MegUnprocessed says

    September 21, 2017 at 1:06 AM

    I’m all about no bake!

    Reply
  17. CB Ventimiglia says

    April 28, 2019 at 1:21 AM

    Just made a double recipe for my daughter’s birthday and I have to say “Yum!” I didn’t double the crust except that I added about 3/4 crushed pecans to the crumbs and a couple dashes of cinnamon. I also used half sugar and half creamed honey and added vanilla extract. The honey did not cause the cheesecake to become runny at all.👍🏻

    Reply
    • Kim Beaulieu says

      May 19, 2019 at 10:51 PM

      Thanks so much for letting me know how they turned out. I love the idea of crushed pecans in this. I also dig that you used honey.

      Reply

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